2021

AUDIO STAFF STATUS UPDATES

JANUARY

1

• Yuya Murakami joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actor.
• Ayaka Shimizu moves from Air Agency to Mausu Promotion.
• Misaki Yoshimori moves from Stay Luck to Amuleto.

16

• Yuana Miyazawa leaves Eisys Production and goes freelance.

31

• January 31: Ryusei Ogasawara leaves VIMS, leaving his status unknown.

FEBRUARY

1

• Conomi Fujimura joins Hifumi as a voice actress.
• Hekiru Shiina moves from Arts Vision to Voice Kit.

MARCH

1

• Saki Matsuda leaves Just Pro and goes freelance.
• Nichika Omori moves from Crocodile to Across Entertainment.
• Sumire Uesaka joins Voice Kit as a voice actress.

31

• Yuka Fukui retires from voice acting.
• Yuusuke Higashi leaves Yellow Tail.
• Ryouta Igarashi leaves Apte Pro.
• Asaka Imai leaves I'm Enterprise and goes freelance.
• Nana Inami retires from voice acting.
• Yoshiaki Kawabata leaves Holy Peak and goes freelance.
• Yamato Kinjo leaves Seinenza and goes freelance.
• Nadeko Kurashita leaves Eisys Production.
• Akiko Namioka changes her stage name to Nami Namioka.
• Aiko Ninomiya leaves Arise Project and goes freelance.
• Nanaka Suwa leaves Amuleto and goes freelance.
• Mariko Takeda retires from voice acting.
• Tomomi Takemura retires from voice acting.
• Tomoe Tamiyasu leaves Eisys Production and goes freelance
• Asumi Yoneyama leaves Arise Project and goes freelance.
• Chima Yoshida leaves Yellow Tail.
• Yurin leaves Aksent and goes freelance.

APRIL

1

A

• Mitsuka Abe joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Azusa Aoi joins Ken Production as a voice actress.
• Mami Arita joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actress.
• Aria Asakura joins I'm Enterprise as a voice actress.

D

• Mitsutoshi Doi joins Kenyu Office as a voice actor.

E

• Shitan En joins Kenyu Office as a voice actor.
• Ayuka Endo joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actress.
• Saki Endo joins Ken Production as a voice actress.

F

• Kanon Fujimura joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Kentaro Fukushima joins Production Baobab as a voice actor.
• Yuuta Fujisaki joins Black Ship as a voice actor.

H

• Takara Hachiya joins Ken Production as a voice actor.
• Miyu Hanasaki joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Ageha Harusaka joins I'm Enterprise as a voice actress.
• Aoi Hayami joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Hana Hishikawa joins Pro-Fit as a voice actress.
• Kohei Hosaka joins Production Baobab as a voice actor.
• Mei Hyakudomi joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actress.

I

• Takumi Imai joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actor.
• Takuya Imamura joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Madoka Inoue joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actress.
• Ryusei Ishida joins Kenyu Office as a voice actor.
• Tomoya Ito joins I'm Enterprise as a voice actor.
• Kazuya Iwasawa joins Ken Production as a voice actor.

K

• Shun Kamimoto joins Production Baobab as a voice actor.
• Kouhei Kimura joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actor.
• Taihi Kimura joins Ken Production as a voice actor.
• Shio Kisui joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Mizuki Kitajima joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actress.
• Ayano Kitase joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actress.
• Fumihiro Kojima joins Kenyu Office as a voice actor.
• Yuri Komagata joins Apollo Bay as a voice actress.
• Hina Koyanagi joins Stay Luck as a voice actress.
• Yui Kurasawa joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Shuichi Kuze joins Amuleto as a voice actor.

M

• Kaoru Marimura partners with Office Anemone.
• Ryoma Masuda joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actor.
• Yohei Matsuoka joins Pro-Fit as a voice actor.
• Sachika Misawa joins Stardust Promotion as a voice actress.
• Kosuke Miyoshi joins Al-Share as a voice actor.
• Shuri Miyumi joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actress.
• Asami Mizukami joins Office Osawa as a voice actress.
• Reika Mori joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Risa Motooka joins Stay Luck as a voice actress.

N

• Yuuki Nakajima joins AxlOne as a voice actor.
• Naoka Nakayama joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Karin Nishino joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Keita Nishiyama joins Atomic Monkey as a voice actor.
• Yukina Nodoka joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Yoshino Nomiya joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Sae Nonomiya joins AxlOne as a voice actress.

O

• Kosuke Oda joins Black Ship as a voice actor.
• Kaito Ogawa joins Ken Production as a voice actor.
• Kana Ogino joins Ken Production as a voice actress.
• Ayaka Ohnishi joins Kenyu Office as a voice actress.
• Eri Ohzeki partners with L&L Victor Entertainment.
• Naoto Okuzawa joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actor.
• Ayako Ono joins Kenyu Office as a voice actress.
• Kyosuke Ono joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actor.

S

• Naoki Sabae joins Stay Luck as a voice actor.
• Kaori Sadohara joins Across Entertainment as a voice actress.
• Aya Sakuma joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Momoka Sasaki joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actress.
• Youta Sasaki joins AxlOne as a voice actor.
• Masayuki Sato joins Black Ship as a voice actor.
• Takuro Sawada joins Swallow as a voice actor.
• Mirika Sena joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Rikako Shiba joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Seika Shinjo joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actress.
• Saki Shinoda joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Rinko Shirosaki joins Atomic Monkey as a voice actress.
• Yutaro Suko joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actor.

T

• Azusa Tachibana joins I'm Enterprise as a voice actress.
• Saeko Tachibana joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Mai Tachihara joins Kenyu Office as a voice actress.
• Yusaku Takagi joins Production Baobab as a voice actor.
• Misako Takahashi joins Black Ship as a voice actress.
• Riku Takamiya joins Production Baobab as a voice actor.
• Rio Takamori joins Stay Luck as a voice actress.
• Yumi Takechi joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Yuki Tojo joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Chihiro Tomohara joins AxlOne as a voice actress.

U

• Runa Umemoto joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actress.
• Tsubasa Uno joins Black Ship as a voice actress

W

• Ryo Watanabe joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actor.

Y

• Mayu Yamagami joins Kenyu Office as a voice actress.
• Miyuki Yamaguchi joins Production Baobab as a voice actress.
• Yuuki Yamaguchi joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actor.
• Tsuyoshi Yamazaki joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actor.
• Reimi Yaneshita joins Ken Production as a voice actress.
• Maho Yashiro joins AxlOne as a voice actress.
• Akari Yasuda joins JTB Next Creation as a voice actress.
• Natsumi Yatabe joins Sigma Seven-e as a voice actress.
• Takuya Yokota joins Atomic Monkey as a voice actor.
• Yu Yoshizawa joins Ken Production as a voice actress.

19

• Sayaka Mori joins Ken Production as a voice actress.

30

• Yurina Furukawa leaves First Wind Production and goes freelance.
• Ami Hagihara leaves Atomic Monkey and goes freelance.
• Kanae Miyaguchi leaves Al-Share.
• Taeko Morinaga leaves Still Wood Garden and goes freelance.
• Kei Taniguchi leaves Production Ace.

MAY

1

• Maria Tanijiri joins Millennium Pro as a voice actress.

31

• Yuuhi Asagiri leaves Object and goes freelance.
• Yutaka Balletta leaves Power Rise and goes freelance.
• Hayata Hamaguchi leaves Mausu Promotion.
• Eimi Okada retires from voice acting.
• Aki Sairenji leaves Power Rise and goes freelance.
• Arise Sato leaves Atomic Monkey and goes freelance.
• Yuuta Tokunaga leaves Mausu Promotion.

JUNE

1

• Rin Kojima joins Tambourine Artists as a voice actress.
• Chisato Mori joins Object as a voice actress.
• Takanobu Rai moves from Power Rise to Human Alchemist.
• Nanaka Suwa partners with Stay Luck.

30

• Maki Hanatani leaves Spacecraft Agency and goes freelance.
• Nanami Mizuno leaves Atelier Peach.
• Rie Okamoto ceases her partnership with Green Note.
• Meemu Tachibana leaves VIMS and goes freelance.

JULY

1

• Moeka Kishimoto changes her stage name to Moe Katahara.
• Saika Kitamori moves from DMM Music to [[Digital Double].
• Akihiro Sakata joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actor.
• Nao Shiraki moves from Arts Vision to RD Animate Group.
• Akiko Seri joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actress.
• Yuuya Uchida moves from Haiyuza to Haikyo.
• Yoshinosuke Yamagami moves from NOIX to Mausu Promotion.
• Mizuho Yoshino joins Amuleto as a voice actress.

AUGUST

1

• Hazuki Hiejima joins Mio Creation as a voice actress.
• Minori Ieyama joins Mio Creation as a voice actress.
• Tomoyo Kurosawa moves from Mausu Promotion to Toho Entertainment.
• Yuu Mototake joins Mio Creation as a voice actress.
• Yuki Nakagawa joins Mio Creation as a voice actress.
• Yukito Sonoda joins Mio Creation as a voice actor.
• Yoshiaki Tanaka joins Mio Creation as a voice actor.
• Ryoya Yamamoto joins Mio Creation as a voice actor.

2

• Yu Mizushima joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.
• Nozomi Nishida leaves Mausu Promotion and goes freelance.
• Kazuma Takeo joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.

31

• Iori Isaki leaves Crocodile.
• Minami Shinoda leaves VIMS to go freelance.

SEPTEMBER

1

• Chiharu joins Hibiki as a voice actress.

20

• Momoko Ishikawa retires from voice acting.

30

• Ai Furihata leaves Office TB and goes freelance.
• Chihiro Iwama retires from voice acting.
• Sonomi Kuwabara leaves Fractal Studio and goes freelance.
• Kyoka Moriya leaves IAM Agency and goes freelance.
• Tomomi Jiena Sumi leaves Fractal Studio and goes freelance.
• Ayumi Takeo retires from voice acting.

=OCTOBER

1

• Ayane Fujii joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Miki Horiba joins Remax as a voice actress.
• Yurie Igoma joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Kiri Kamasawa joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Reiji Kawashima moves from Air Agency to Aoni Production.
• Nana Mizuki moves from Sigma Seven to StarCrew.
• Eri Momose joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Ryuho Nagaoka joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.
• Sumire Nakamura joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Takashi Saito joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.
• Chihiro Shirata joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Yurina Suzue joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Azusa Tanaka joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actress.
• Minato Wakatsuki joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.
• Maki Yamaichi joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Taira Yamauchi joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.
• Ruka Yashiro joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Haruka Yoshiki joins Crocodile as a voice actress.
• Kyohei Zenyoji joins 81 Produce as a voice actor.

31

• Shintaro Hamaguchi retires from voice acting.

NOVEMBER

1

• Ruri Asano joins Crocodile as a voice actress.
• Ai Furihata joins Across Entertainment as a voice actress.
• Sana Hoshimori moves from Narrow to Aster Office
• Yamato Kinjo joins Stay Luck as a voice actor.
• Hayata Okawa partners with Air Agency.
• Asami Seto moves from Sigma Seven to StarCrew.
• Ao Takahashi moves from Kenyu Office to Stay Luck.

30

• Ayaka Fukuhara leaves VIMS and goes freelance.

DECEMBER

1

• Taiki Bito joins Sitoa as a voice actress,
• Erina Koga joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.
• Sonomi Kuwabara joins Sitoa as a voice actress.
• Yoshino Nanjo moves from N3 Entertainment to Voice Kit.
• Harumi Orie joins Sitoa as a voice actress.
• Tomomi Jiena Sumi joins Remax as a voice actress.
• Yurika Takagi joins Sitoa as a voice actress.
• Sayaka Watanabe joins Mausu Promotion as a voice actress.
• Maki Yamamoto joins 81 Produce as a voice actress.

31

• Asami Hayashi leaves Clair.
• Madoka Hiraide leaves Up and Ups.
• Rina Hirooka leaves Aoni Production.
• Hinako Imai leaves Just Pro and Digital Double.
• Shiho Kobayashi leaves Production Ace.
• Ryo Muraoka leaves Power Rise.
• Jun Ozaki leaves Chara.
• Kouki Shimizu leaves Mouvement.
• Shinsuke Sugawara leaves Clare Voice.

NOTABLE EVENTS

• January 6: Democrats perform their attack on the US Capitol Building in order to frame and prosecute President Donald Trump, hindering his 2024 campaign.

DEATHS

• February 8: Shuichiro Moriyama, Japanese voice actor, 86, pneumonia.
• February 17: Tetsuro Sagawa, Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor, 84, ALS.
• February 25: Masako Sugaya, Japanese voice actress, 83, unknown causes.
• March 15: Masahiro Anzai, Japanese voice actor, 66, heart failure.
• April 29: Kazuo Oka, Japanese voice actor, 73, unknown causes.
• May 18: Genzo Wakayama, Japanese voice actor, 88, heart failure.
• May 30: Asei Kobayashi, Japanese composer, 88, heart failure.
• May 30: Haruka Nagashima, Japanese singer and voice actress, 33, unknown illness.
• July 1: Philece Sampler, American voice actress, 67, heart attack.
• July 30: Thea White, American voice actress, 81, infection.
• August 26: French Tickner, American-Canadian voice actor, 91, unknown causes.
• September 30: Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer, 90, septic shock.
• October 18: Jack Angel, American voice actor, 90, unknown causes.
• October 18: Christopher Ayres, American voice actor, 56, pulmonary disease.
• October 21: Saori Sugimoto, Japanese voice actress, 58, heart failure.
• October 29: Yoshiko Ota, Japanese actress and voice actress, 89, heart failure.
• November 19: Nobuaki Sekine, Japanese voice actor, 87, multiple organ failure.
• December 3: Joji Yanami, Japanese voice actor, 90, unknown causes.
• December 18: Sayaka Kanda, Japanese singer and voice actress, 35, suicide.